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Despite The Daily Telegraph and Senator Stephen Conroy crowing about the success of the recent Stop The Trolls campaign, according to responses from Twitter itself, it appears as though that success was overstated.

The Stop The Trolls campaign was criticised for many reasons, one of them being that it didn't understand what a troll actually was. It equated all internet trolls with bullies and anonymous abuse even though trolling can simply mean playing a simple joke upon someone or making a witty quip. Consequently, the campaign was heavily criticised for calling for legislation which would curtail freedom of expression and the right to criticise or satirise.

Supporter, Conroy said, "In response to community concern as represented by the Stop The Trolls campaign, Twitter will ensure a much more streamlined process for law enforcement authorities investigating violent behaviour on its site,"

He added, "We've got to send a message and Twitter are now onboard to send the message that this sort of behaviour is not acceptable, that you can't hide behind anonymity,"

"What they've [Twitter] agreed to do, is firstly they'll have a direct line of communication - something that wasn't there before. Secondly, if the federal police get in touch and say, 'Look we've got imminent threats being made, possible danger, serious threats', then they'll preserve the data, they'll cooperate with the police," Conroy told the show.

As ITNews put it, "The social network would keep "key information" for Australian police until legal processes around a particular user or set of tweets was completed... A spokesman for Conroy said Twitter was also "prepared to suspend account holders who consistently breach the terms of use" "

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